I'd be grateful if you didn't post my images without my permission. I'd also be grateful if you would remove my image from your post. Please allow me to decide how, where and when my images appear on LL.

Gosh, when I have time I will do a cartoon animation onThis forum. I already have the characters very studdied.Schewe, Rob, Keith, CB, MR, the list is long.It's going to be more realistic than the real life.

Gosh, when I have time I will do a cartoon animation onThis forum. I already have the characters very studdied.Schewe, Rob, Keith, CB, MR, the list is long.It's going to be more realistic than the real life.

Gosh, when I have time I will do a cartoon animation onThis forum. I already have the characters very studdied.Schewe, Rob, Keith, CB, MR, the list is long.It's going to be more realistic than the real life.

No, it wasn't FredBGG. I've never known him to do things like that. This individual was trying to make a totally legitimate and worthwhile point about the styling in a photo (which I've taken to heart), but which could have been made very effectively with words alone. I felt that the Photoshop alteration was a bit disrespectful. The altered version was eventually removed, but I never got a response from the individual defending his action, or apologizing for it. Disappointing. Not exactly the crime of the century, but I don't think I would have done it, and I'd have at least responded directly to someone who complained about my actions.

... Here’s one I did not intend to take. I was photographing some migrating waterfowl today. None of those shots was interesting, but I saw a monoclinc-shaped piece of shale next to a typical smoothed stone on the shore. I find the contrast of stone shapes and the movement of water fascinating....

Now, that's the type of nature/landscape photography that I like very much: when the scene transcends apparent reality, and turns into a metaphor, a world of its own, shapes and forms, colors and tones. Well seen, Sir!

I really like this image. Was it taken with your Pentax ? I often shoot 15-30 minutes exposures but with film. How does the pentax handle long exposures ?

Yes, this is with the 645D and old manual focus A 35mm lens. I have not had to make exposures over 5 minutes, but those exposure times are very good with the Pentax. The down side is you cannot turn off the dark frame subtraction, exposure time is always doubled--it of it as digital reciprocity. The image I post is also at ISO 800.

I understand completely what attracted you to that scene. I love images with simple abstract graphic qualities. I've been working on a series inspired by Mark Rothko paintings. My most recent, if least succesful:

Now, that's the type of nature/landscape photography that I like very much: when the scene transcends apparent reality, and turns into a metaphor, a world of its own, shapes and forms, colors and tones. Well seen, Sir!